Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)

Afghan Ministry of Public Health is the ministry of the government of Afghanistan which deals with matters concerning the health of Afghanistan's population. This body has large funds at its disposal to train, educate and cure. Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan the Ministry of Health, along with the World Health Organisation reconstructed the health sector. At the time, at least 70%^[1] of the Afghan population was dependent on health services provided by the international community. Almost six million Afghans had no or very little access to medical care. In addition, 50 of the country's 330 districts had no health facilities whatsoever.

References

1. ^ US Embassy website

External links

• Ministry of Public Health Afghanistan (MoPH)
• Afghanistan Online's Health Section
• Danish Karokhel, Ezatullah Zawab (June 13 2003). "Tough Cure for Mental Problems: People with psychological problems are chained up at a holy shrine, hoping traditional methods will cure them". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fiwpr.net%2Freport-news%2Ftough-cure-mental-problems&date=2010-11-17. Retrieved 2008-02-10. "The numbers of mentally ill people in Afghanistan have increased over the years of war, famine, and unemployment. At the hospital in Jalalabad, mentally ill patients are housed three or four to a room meant for a single person, while others are chained outside the rooms. Most receive little attention."